Alex Reid
Alex Reid is a freelance journalist and the former digital features editor at FourFourTwo. He has also written for the Guardian, talkSPORT, Boxing News and Sport magazine. Like most Londoners, he is a lifelong supporter of Aberdeen FC. He is deceptively bad in the air for a big man. He has never been a cage fighter.
Latest articles by Alex Reid
Quiz! Can you name the top 19 scorers from the 2007/08 Premier League season?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz Players from Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United all hit 20+ goals – but can you recall every player who reached double figures in ’07/08?
Quiz! Can you name the 36 players to finish in the Ballon d’Or top three since 1995?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz Every footballer to have finished first, second or third in the Ballon d’Or voting since the mid-'90s. Can you recall them all?
FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: 70 to 61
By Alex Reid published
FFT 100 Greatest The second Johan, two great goalkeepers and the English striker who scored 60 goals in one season
FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: 80 to 71
By Alex Reid published
FFT 100 Greatest A dominant centre-half and a prolific striker - and that’s just John Charles on his own. Part three takes in players from Wales, Scotland, France, Italy and beyond
FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: 90 to 81
By Alex Reid published
FFT 100 Greatest A hot-headed Bulgarian, Argentina’s tractor and a Welshman who twisted blood for two decades in the second part of our countdown
FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: 100 to 91
By Alex Reid published
FFT 100 Greatest The original box-to-box man, Sweden’s kung fu goal genius and the player set to overtake Pele's Brazilian record as our countdown kicks off
Quiz! Can you name the top 21 scorers from the 2006/07 Premier League season?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz The empire strikes back as Man United claim the league title, but a Chelsea player tops the scoring charts. How many players who hit 10+ league goals in 06/07 can you recall?
Quiz! Can you name the top 17 scorers from the 2005/06 Premier League season?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz Chelsea dominated and a dodgy lasagna did in Spurs, but can you recall every player healthy enough to have netted 10+ goals in the 05/06 Premier League?
Quiz! Can you name the top 20 scorers from the 2004/05 Premier League season?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz Chelsea set a record Premier League points total and a Crystal Palace striker hit the form of his life - but can you recall all of the players to reach double figures in 2004/05?
Quiz! Can you name the top 21 scorers from the 2003/04 Premier League season?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz Arsenal were unbeatable (in the league), while freshly minted Chelsea climbed to second - but how many of the players to hit 10+ Premier League goals in 2003/04 can you recall?
Quiz! Can you name the top 20 scorers from the 2002/03 Premier League season?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz A close title battle between Arsenal and Man United was reflected in the strikers who topped the scoring charts. But can you recall all 20 players to hit double figures?
Quiz! Can you name the top 25 scorers from the 2001/02 Premier League season?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz Arsenal won the double, Alex Ferguson did a retirement U-turn and 25 players hit double figures for Premier League goals. Name ‘em…
Quiz! Can you name the top 17 scorers from the 2000/01 Premier League season?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz Manchester United completed a hat-trick of titles, but can you recall every player to have reached 10+ league goals in the 2000/01 season?
Quiz! Can you name the top 27 scorers from the 1999/2000 Premier League season?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz One hero hit 30 goals for Sunderland as the Premier League crossed the millennium. But can you name all of the players who reached double figures for the 1999/2000 season?
Quiz! Can you name the top 19 scorers from the 1998/99 Premier League season?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz It’s squeaky quiz time here at FourFourTwo, as we ask you to recall all of the players who reached double figures for top-tier league goals in 98/99
Quiz! Can you name the 50 all-time Premier League appearance-makers?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz As a left-footed stalwart joins a jinking left-winger atop the Prem appearance table, we ask you to name the 50 players who've racked up the most games
Quiz! Can you name the top 25 scorers from the 1997/98 Premier League season?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz Arsene Wenger became the first non-British manager to win the title in England – but can you name the players from across the Premier League who hit 10+ goals in 97/98?
Quiz! Can you name the top 21 goalscorers from the 1996/97 Premier League season?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz The world transfer record was broken in the summer of 1996 as a Premier League striker moved clubs. Can you name him, and all of the other men who reached double figures that season?
Quiz! Can you name the top 24 goalscorers from the 1995/96 Premier League season?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz The Man United empire struck back, a Liverpool hot-shot flourished and Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle fell away. Can you name the players to hit double figures in a memorable season?
Quiz! How many of the 64 England players to appear in a World Cup match since 1998 can you name?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz Every England footballer to feature in a World Cup match in the last two decades. Can you name all 64?
Quiz! Name the top 29 goalscorers from the 1994/95 Premier League season
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz The third Premier League season saw a prolific pair of Blackburn strikers take the title to Ewood Park – but how many of players who hit double figures can you recall?
Quiz! Name the 29 top goalscorers from the 1993/94 Premier League season
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz Every player to have hit double figures in the second Premier League season - and one of the best-ever races for the golden boot
Quiz! How many of the 31 top scorers from the 1992/93 Premier League can you name?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz A healthy tally of players hit double figures for the first Premier League season, which started 25 years ago this year. Name them please…
How does FourFourTwo decide the 50 best managers in the world?
By Alex Reid published
FFT 50 Managers Managing one of the world’s elite clubs is increasingly a different job from being boss further down the pecking order – making FFT’s task tough
Revealed! Data shows which Premier League club has the hardest start to the season - and which are on easy street
By Alex Reid published
Premier League Fantasy Football enthusiasts might want to avoid buying Everton defenders, as the first 10 Premier League fixtures of 2017/18 reveal hard starts for Toffees and Arsenal
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